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[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 86 points 2 years ago

This is just "both sides are equally wrong/bad."

[-] WhiteHawk@lemmy.world 41 points 2 years ago

Idk about equally, but often enough, both sides are indeed wrong.

[-] Holzkohlen@feddit.de 32 points 2 years ago

"Enlightened centrists". I make fun of you people constantly.

[-] WhiteHawk@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

Yes, because you're so blinded by your indoctrination that you can't accept the flaws of "your" side.

[-] ImFresh3x@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

“Climate change exists”

“Religion shouldn’t allow governments to prevent basic healthcare needs”

“January 6 was a failed insurrection”

These are the things that the right calls indoctrination.

And the hard left calls not important enough to bother voting.

[-] WhiteHawk@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

I'm not sure what you're trying to say here

[-] Aabbcc@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago

There are leftists that get things wrong

[-] teichflamme@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

It makes you look stupid tho

[-] SuperSaiyanSwag@lemmy.zip 12 points 2 years ago

Maybe I’m too naive, but I didn’t think they were referring to just politics. They were just referring to two people arguing.

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

You know, I think you're right. I'm so used to the phrase "both sides" meaning a specific thing it didn't register as anything else. If it had been phrased "both sides of an argument" I would have understood.

[-] bartolomeo@suppo.fi 1 points 2 years ago

Does it normally refer to politics? Maybe for Americans, and they are responsible for a good deal of the English language content online. Right, and the 2 party system...

I'm with you, though, both sides means both sides of an argument. I think the news had something on that a while back- for every climate scientist they interviewed, they had to also interview a climate denier to present a "fair and balanced" view XD

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